Doctor Who Discussion (All Forms, Spin-Off Series Welcome)

[Ninja D!]

The effects have become quite amazing, actuallly. They do all kinds of CGI stuff that I don't even notice until watching the Confidential. Big American movies have yet to even pulll thatt off.

Season 6 isn't really finished yet. There will be more inn the fall. I'm sure the big finale will fall on 11/11/11.

[Ninja D!]

The effects have become quite amazing, actuallly. They do all kinds of CGI stuff that I don't even notice until watching the Confidential. Big American movies have yet to even pulll thatt off.

Season 6 isn't really finished yet. There will be more inn the fall. I'm sure the big finale will fall on 11/11/11.

[Elemental_Elf]

Tenant is widely regarded as being the best Doctor in recent memory... That is before Matt Smith, who seems to be gaining as much, if not more, popularity.

At any rate, the effects vary wildly as the series progresses episode to episode, season to season. Generally the season "meta-plot" episodes receive a higher budget, or at least look that way. I agree with Steerpike's assessment that the effects team pulls off subtle better than grandiose, though that is not always the case.

In general, however, each season's effects get better and better.  

[Ninja D!]

...and they've gotten to be impressive. The last episode was what Star Wars should have been.

I won't spoil any of it until the episode airs in the States. But damn. Seriously, damn. If you thought you'd seen the Doctor angry before, that was nothing.

[Elemental_Elf]

DANG IT! I hate the BBC!!! I want my Who Episodes NOW!!!!

[Ninja D!]

The BBC has done just fine. It's their American child that has problems. There are ways to get them now. Also, I think the DVD set is supposed to be out next month.

[Steerpike]

I don't think I've ever actually watched an episode on TV...

Latest episode was pretty interesting.  Lots of info on River Song.

[Ninja D!]

I don't think I've ever actually watched an episode on TV...

I watched a marathon at my mother's once. Also, when I first met my girlfriend, she had BBC America. Otherwise I use the internet and DVDs. I'm buying everything they release on Bluray, even at their crazy BBC prices so I don't feel the least bit bad about previewing before that. If they would bring BBC America to a lower cable package in my area, I'd pick it up. Right now we only have basic cable because it comes with our internet for about an extra $10 a month. To get BBC America, we'd had to go two packages up and that would cost us at least another $40 per month. I can't justify that for one or two shows when I know I'm going to buy them on Bluray, anyway and I don't keep a normal sleep schedule (DVR would cost even more still...)

[Steerpike]

Cable packages are the stupidest scam ever.  It makes no sense.  I don't watch 90% of the channels on my TV, yet to get the 2-3 channels I'd actually like to watch I'd have to pay something like $40-50 more per month.  Eventually that system is just going to collapse in on itself.

/end rant

[SDragon]

Saw the charity special, Christmas Invasion, and New Earth. Tennant can be downright scary as the Doctor.

I was right, though; He is a little goofy. Not in a bad way, but in more of a don't-steal-this-man's-caffeine sort of way. It's definitely an interesting combination of traits.

[Elemental_Elf]

I was right, though; He is a little goofy. Not in a bad way, but in more of a don't-steal-this-man's-caffeine sort of way. It's definitely an interesting combination of traits.

Tennant is definitely different than Eccleston. Eccleston was more dark and brooding where as Tennant is much more jovial. That joviality, however, belies a fairly dark and scary man, as I'm sure you have no doubt seen.

I adore Tennant's catchphrase (if you can even call it that)... "Allons-y!"  

[SDragon]

Jovial: "I just needed a cup of tea!"

Scary: "No second chances. I'm that sort of man."

I suppose I see the scary side a little bit more, because everyone seems to describe Eccleston as "dark", which I didn't really see. I saw him more as a Doctor that took his adventures seriously, employing pragmatic solutions. Like I said earlier, he was perfect as the major war veteran.

Tennant, on the other hand, has a cold, seething anger under his fragile playfulness. In his first full episode, he gave the above scary quote, two equally intimidating warnings, and then, with calm deliberation, said Just Six Words. I wouldn't want to mess around with a guy like that, even if he wasn't a Time Lord.

[Ninja D!]

Oh just wait until you get to the end of his run. He gets really scary in Waters of Mars. Almost too dark for him.

None of that can hold a candle to the wrath of a pissed off Mat Smith, though, even if he still presents his darkness in a light-hearted manner.

[SDragon]

Just watched Tooth and Claw. People say the historicals aren't as good as the sci-fi stuff, and I can see that in episodes like that Dickens one, but I thought this one was really good. Queen Victoria was a total badass.

Also, about the preview for the next episode: RUPERT GILES?! I can't wait!

Edit-- Just watched that episode, and I gotta say... mixed feelings about it. I think a large part of it was aimed at the fans that already knew Sarah Jane Smith and K-9, and I have no real attachment to the characters. On top of that, whether intentionally or otherwise, it felt like a really big Take That at British schooling systems. [spoiler=Im surprised the more obvious jabs were left implied]The food is horrible, the Headmaster is evil, the teachers-- except for that One Cool Teacher-- are soul-sucking vampires, the children are overworked into mindless automatons...

Really, the only thing that was actually commented on was the idea that maybe the best solution really is to blow up the school.

Of course, all of this could be applied to American schooling, as well...[/spoiler]

That said, I've been a fan of Anthony Head's work as Rupert Giles on Buffy, and he doesn't disappoint here, either. I've already seen him as a stuffy British librarian, ass-kicking "papa wolf" Watcher, rebellious punk occultist rock star, and now I get to see him like this.

[Elemental_Elf]

Ok just saw the mid-season finale:

[spoiler=] OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JUST OMG!!!!!!!!!!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

O.M.G.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blown away. This episode was a game changer. Everything is different.

I love it!

[/spoiler]